Saturday, December 29, 2012

In September my friend Andrea asked Darin and me to do a practice photo session with her. She was preparing for a wedding shoot and wanted to experiment with lighting, poses, etc. Darin was a great sport as Andrea called out, 'Ok big smiles. Now sexy face. Show me peaceful.' Its news to me that 'sexy face' is all the rage in wedding photo shoots these days. Turns out Darin nails 'blue steel'.
Andrea is very talented. Check out Andrea's website: (where you can also see pictures of beautiful cousin Angela and Rostand!) http://andreamariephoto.com/

One of the most bizarre, unique, fun places the boys have been to - Philly's Magic Gardens. The boys still ask me 'Can we go visit that place where you walk around all the trash?'

Located in the heart of Philly, we just happened upon the Magic Gardens and decided to explore. So glad we did. It was created by artist Isaiah Zagar in the early 1990s and it covers half a block on Philadelphia's South Street. It is mosaics and pathways, stairs and caves, all made of the randomest things - bicycle tires, glass bottles, dishes, tiles, garden furniture, chandeliers - glued and plastered together into a mysterious world.